Diabel Cissokho
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JUL
05
2024
London, United Kingdom
Greenleaf Road Baptist Church
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OCT
18
2023
Liverpool, United Kingdom
The Tung Auditorium
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JUN
09
2023
London, United Kingdom
St Mary’s Church
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AUG
04
2021
London, United Kingdom
Green Note
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JUL
10
2020
Aldershot, United Kingdom
West End Centre
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DEC
04
2019
Camden, London, UNITED KINGDOM
Jazz Cafe
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About Diabel Cissokho
Senegalese musician Diabel Cissokho is part of the great line of Cissokho griots. Growing up in Dakar, surrounded by a rich musical heritage and a family of musicians, Diabel began playing a number of traditional instruments. However, Diabel’s affinity with the kora was clear from an early age. Diabel’s musical pedigree is exceptional. International tours with his family’s band Bannaya led to a long stint as Baaba Maal’s kora player, as well as with acclaimed musicians such as Kandia Kouyate, Pee Wee Ellis, Nuru Kane, Daby Balde, Omar Pene and Abdou Diop. Now well established in the UK, Diabel’s virtuosic talent, his “resonant voice and rocking kora style” (Songlines), have been welcomed everywhere from WOMAD and Glastonbury to London’s Barbican, where he performed alongside Femi Kuti, Cheikh Lo and Manu Dibango. Diabel’s success with bluesman Ramon Goose cemented his reputation as a versatile musician, able to effortlessly cross cultures. Their album Mansana Blues was lauded as “a flavoursome mix of slide guitar, mellow kora and undulating Mandinka rhythms” (fRoots)which “delivers moments of steamy pleasure” (Songlines). A 2010 European tour culminated in the DNA Culture Project with Ramon, Robert Plant guitarist Justin Adams, Gambian riti player Juldeh Camara and bassist Julian Joseph at Dakar’s renowned venue Just4You. Diabel’s upcoming album marks a return to his roots. Recorded in the UK and Dakar and featuring members of his own family, the album draws on Diabel’s rich musical heritage,blending beautiful Mandinkan melodies with an upbeat West African groove. Singer, songwriter, kora player, multi-instrumentalist, producer - another creative musical dynamo is emerging out of West Africa.
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Genres:
World Music, Senegal, International
Hometown:
Tambacounda, Senegal
No upcoming shows
Send a request to Diabel Cissokho to play in your city
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Similar Artists On Tour
concerts and tour dates
Past
JUL
05
2024
London, United Kingdom
Greenleaf Road Baptist Church
I Was There
OCT
18
2023
Liverpool, United Kingdom
The Tung Auditorium
I Was There
JUN
09
2023
London, United Kingdom
St Mary’s Church
I Was There
AUG
04
2021
London, United Kingdom
Green Note
I Was There
JUL
10
2020
Aldershot, United Kingdom
West End Centre
I Was There
DEC
04
2019
Camden, London, UNITED KINGDOM
Jazz Cafe
I Was There
Show More Dates
About Diabel Cissokho
Senegalese musician Diabel Cissokho is part of the great line of Cissokho griots. Growing up in Dakar, surrounded by a rich musical heritage and a family of musicians, Diabel began playing a number of traditional instruments. However, Diabel’s affinity with the kora was clear from an early age. Diabel’s musical pedigree is exceptional. International tours with his family’s band Bannaya led to a long stint as Baaba Maal’s kora player, as well as with acclaimed musicians such as Kandia Kouyate, Pee Wee Ellis, Nuru Kane, Daby Balde, Omar Pene and Abdou Diop. Now well established in the UK, Diabel’s virtuosic talent, his “resonant voice and rocking kora style” (Songlines), have been welcomed everywhere from WOMAD and Glastonbury to London’s Barbican, where he performed alongside Femi Kuti, Cheikh Lo and Manu Dibango. Diabel’s success with bluesman Ramon Goose cemented his reputation as a versatile musician, able to effortlessly cross cultures. Their album Mansana Blues was lauded as “a flavoursome mix of slide guitar, mellow kora and undulating Mandinka rhythms” (fRoots)which “delivers moments of steamy pleasure” (Songlines). A 2010 European tour culminated in the DNA Culture Project with Ramon, Robert Plant guitarist Justin Adams, Gambian riti player Juldeh Camara and bassist Julian Joseph at Dakar’s renowned venue Just4You. Diabel’s upcoming album marks a return to his roots. Recorded in the UK and Dakar and featuring members of his own family, the album draws on Diabel’s rich musical heritage,blending beautiful Mandinkan melodies with an upbeat West African groove. Singer, songwriter, kora player, multi-instrumentalist, producer - another creative musical dynamo is emerging out of West Africa.
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Genres:
World Music, Senegal, International
Hometown:
Tambacounda, Senegal
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